Marathon Strength Training: 8 Essential Exercises For Runners

When training for a marathon, half-marathon, or any distance, it is essential to add strength training to your weekly routine to build strength, run faster, stay healthy, aid in injury prevention, and achieve great results. As a certified running coach, I am a huge advocate for strength training and prescribe it to all of my athletes. Marathon training in and of itself is time-consuming as many experienced runners will be running six days a week to get in their easy runs, long runs, and speedwork sessions. In addition to your training plan, your weeks will include cross-training sessions, sports massage, warm-ups, cool-downs, foam rolling, the constant struggle to get adequate sleep, and a healthy nutrition plan to ensure you consume enough calories to maintain your body’s demands. However, no matter how busy your training schedule gets, be sure to add two strength training sessions per week. In this guide, I’ll detail why strength training is so important and share my eight best exerc

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• Nikki Guo